New American Standard Bible 2020

Malachi 2:6-13

6Trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571instructionתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451was in his mouthבְּפִ֔יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310and injusticeH5767was not foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672on his lipsבִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvis.fa.TavH8193;he walkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980with Me in peaceבְּשָׁל֤וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965and justiceוּבְמִישׁוֹר֙u.ve.mi.shOrH4334, and heturnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725manyוְרַבִּ֖יםve.ra.BimH7227backH7725from wrongdoingמֵעָוֹֽן׃me.'a.VonH5771.

7For the lipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193of a priestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548should maintainיִשְׁמְרוּ־yish.me.ru-H8104knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847, and people shouldseekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245instructionוְתוֹרָ֖הve.to.RahH8451from his mouthמִפִּ֑יהוּmi.Pi.huH6310; for he is themessengerמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

8But as for you, you have turnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870;you have caused manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227tostumbleהִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhikh.shal.TemH3782by the instructionבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451; you haveruinedשִֽׁחַתֶּם֙shi.cha.TemH7843the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9“SoI alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571have madeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you despisedנִבְזִ֥יםniv.ZimH959and oflowH8217reputationH8217in the view of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,sinceכְּפִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤רke.Fi 'a.SherH6310 H834you are not keepingשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104My waysדְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.KhaiH1870but are showingH5375partialityפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH5375 H6440in theinstructionבַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פba.to.RahH8451.”

10Do we not allלְכֻלָּ֔נוּle.khu.La.nuH3605haveoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259Fatherאָ֤ב'avH1?Is it not oneאֶֽחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259Godאֵ֥ל'elH410whohas createdבְּרָאָ֑נוּbe.ra.'A.nuH1254us? Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do we dealנִבְגַּד֙niv.GadH898treacherouslyH898,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376against his brotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251so as to profaneלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490thecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of our fathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1?

11Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063has dealtH898treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֣הba.ge.DahH898,and an abominationוְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.VahH8441has been committedנֶעֶשְׂתָ֥הne.'es.TahH6213in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and in Jerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;for Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hasprofanedחִלֵּ֣לchi.LelH2490the sanctuaryקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He lovesאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157,and has marriedוּבָעַ֖לu.va.'AlH1166the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of a foreignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

12Asfor the manלָאִ֨ישׁla.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834doesיַעֲשֶׂ֙נָּה֙ya.'a.Se.nahH6213this, may theLordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068eliminateיַכְרֵ֨תyakh.RetH3772from the tentsמֵאָהֳלֵ֖יme.'o.ho.LeiH168of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290everyonewho isH5782awakeH5782and answersוְעֹנֶ֔הve.'o.NehH6030, or whopresentsוּמַגִּ֣ישׁu.ma.GishH5066an offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

13And thisH2088isanotherH8145thingשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145you doתַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213:you coverכַּסּ֤וֹתka.SotH3680the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832,with weepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065and sighingוַֽאֲנָקָ֑הva.'a.na.KahH603,becauseH4480Henoמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369longerע֗וֹדodH5750givesH6437attentionH6437to theofferingהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503or acceptsוְלָקַ֥חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947it withfavorרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522from your handמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

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